Iroquois County Times, May 26, 1970 OBIT: Mrs. Buck of Sheldon dies; rites Thursday Mrs. Nellie Buck, 82, Long time Sheldon resident, died at 4 :55 p.m. yesterday at the Haven of Rest Nursing Home , Beaverville, where she had resided the past two years. Mrs. Buck was born April 18, 1888 at Salem, Ind. , daughter of Francis B. and Arabelle Wilson Briscoe. She was married February 15, 1910 to Hiram Buck in Prairie Green town- ship, where they farmed before moving to Sheldon in 1928. Mr. Buck died Oct. 6, 1939. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Andrew (Freda) Mayotte of Watseka, a son, Robert of Sheldon; a granddaughter, Mrs. Roger LaReau of Sheldon; a grandson, Robert Buck, Jr. of Sheldon; two great grandsons, Michael and Darren LaReau of Sheldon and a sister, Mrs. Blanche Cowan of Alvin. She was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter, a grandson, four sisters and six brothers. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. thursday at the Sheldon Church of Christ, the Rev. Glen R. Hinkle officiating. Burial will be in Sheldon Cemetery. Visitation will be after 2 p.m. Wednesday until noon Thursday at the DeValk Funeral Home, Sheldon. The body wil be taken to the church one hour before time of services. --------------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: JeneoBug